We have a new Foodstuff Network star from North Jersey.
Melanie Landano, operator of Mel’s Butcher Box in Tenafly, will surface on “Chef Boot Camp,” airing at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The show is hosted by Cliff Crooks, the culinary director at BLT Steak in Manhattan. In every single episode, Crooks teaches a few cooks new skills by earning them entire difficulties above a few days. The encounter is capped off by the cooks becoming set to work in one of Crooks’ dining establishments, exactly where they have to develop a new dish.
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“It definitely is like a boot camp. It is challenging function,” stated Landano.
Landano previously labored as a undertaking director for butcher Pat LaFrieda.
In 2020, she opened the Mel’s Butcher Box foodstuff truck, which invested most times parked in Tenafly. That led to a brick-and-mortar of the identical title that opened in 2021. Her burgers — created with Pat LaFrieda beef, of class — have turn into a beloved for locals, as have her ribeye cheesesteaks, bacon on a adhere, honey buffalo chicken and household-made chocolate chip cookies.
Landano just can’t reveal significantly about her time on the clearly show, but she does seem forward to viewing her restaurant on the small monitor. (Food items Network stopped by Tenafly to get shots of Landano in her component at Mel’s Butcher Box.)
Landano has auditioned for Meals Network demonstrates these as “Food Network Star,” “Beat Bobby Flay” and “hundreds extra,” she reported. This time, Meals Community arrived at out to her and questioned if she’d like to come on “Chef Boot Camp.”
“It’s not a level of competition,” she claimed. “It’s all about finding out. It is a really unique working ambiance than at my cafe. I’m hoping to use what I learned on the show and integrate it into my cafe.”
If you overlook the show on Food Network, you can check out it on the streaming support Discovery+. Mel’s Butcher Box is positioned at 10 W. Railroad Ave., Tenafly 201-266-4633, melsbutcherbox.com.
Rebecca King is a foods author for NorthJersey.com. For more on in which to dine and drink, be sure to subscribe currently and indicator up for our North Jersey Eats publication.
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